that picture is full of analogies if you are familiar with post Renascence art. the skull symbolizes the mortality of man, which she embraces, the candle is the light of god which she gazes on, the books and cross are obvious, her bare feet indicate innocence, and i’m pretty sure she is pregnant indicating new life and rebirth
@Number Six (from yesterday): I linked the painting because the shoes made me wonder if it had somehow been altered.I don’t plan on doing this every day, but, if you’re interested, to find it, I entered the artist name in the Enter keyword to search box, clicked the 4×4 icon under the Artworks tab to get more images per page, and went through them clicking the Next button (Manet had several with guitars, some of just a guitar).This (no, there isn’t dust on your screen) says today’s painting was done 1635-1637. This (sans dust, click the image to enlarge it) says 1640. Mr. Melcher says 1626 (but who really knows). As Baslim the begger mentioned above, this is a similar painting by the same artist, with a bit more history (if you’re interested).
Tried to access your links. It presented me with some garbage about opening a Gmail account. I already have as many e-mail addresses as I need (one).If all you’re showing is images, Google has a Picasa service. If put your images there and make them public (or maybe these can be viewed without a Gmail account if you make them public, that I don’t know), others can view them without logging into Picasa.
As an art history buff I have to love this strip even though I really only liked impressionists and surrealists in their styles. Now that I do Medieval scrolls I often imitate the older artists. I can also relate to the rengence theme with a former supervisor who said that women don’t belong in engineering and he’d get rid of me – got many congrats from others (men) when he left, because he was unpopular.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Ooo, harsh, but funny!
Veridian almost 13 years ago
I LIKE it! Hiya Marg! :-)
chireef almost 13 years ago
that picture is full of analogies if you are familiar with post Renascence art. the skull symbolizes the mortality of man, which she embraces, the candle is the light of god which she gazes on, the books and cross are obvious, her bare feet indicate innocence, and i’m pretty sure she is pregnant indicating new life and rebirth
chireef almost 13 years ago
i like the modern view of it too
nikonguy24 almost 13 years ago
It all makes sense now.
She was pregnant, he had the affair…and now she’s drinking coffee out of his empty skull.
Coyoty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Alas, poor eunicked…
She took his head after he gave it to someone else.
pcolli almost 13 years ago
Number Six (yesterday)……..so that WAS him on the No. 339 bus. I thought it was Mike Harding.
bluskies almost 13 years ago
Pondering the sacrifices you have to make if you want to get a head in life?
seyleigh almost 13 years ago
Muwhahaha, There is a reason Shakespeare said “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”
I love being a woman, we can get revenge on a-hole exes and people congratulate us instead of scolding us.
turgilsa almost 13 years ago
Alas, poor Billy Bob. I knew him, Hortensio.
zero almost 13 years ago
Gee I thought she was getting ready for some good skull…
mabrndt Premium Member almost 13 years ago
@Number Six (from yesterday): I linked the painting because the shoes made me wonder if it had somehow been altered.I don’t plan on doing this every day, but, if you’re interested, to find it, I entered the artist name in the Enter keyword to search box, clicked the 4×4 icon under the Artworks tab to get more images per page, and went through them clicking the Next button (Manet had several with guitars, some of just a guitar).This (no, there isn’t dust on your screen) says today’s painting was done 1635-1637. This (sans dust, click the image to enlarge it) says 1640. Mr. Melcher says 1626 (but who really knows). As Baslim the begger mentioned above, this is a similar painting by the same artist, with a bit more history (if you’re interested).
mabrndt Premium Member almost 13 years ago
HTMLI know it isn’t English, but if I try to present examples here, whatever parses the Comment just interprets the syntax rather than displaying it.
iced tea almost 13 years ago
The flame is going down, down, down….
orinoco womble almost 13 years ago
“We don’t divorce our husbands, we bury them. Except the heads, of course.”
mabrndt Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Tried to access your links. It presented me with some garbage about opening a Gmail account. I already have as many e-mail addresses as I need (one).If all you’re showing is images, Google has a Picasa service. If put your images there and make them public (or maybe these can be viewed without a Gmail account if you make them public, that I don’t know), others can view them without logging into Picasa.
cartoonportraits almost 13 years ago
I THINK THAT WAS YORIK’S GRANDSON…
rogerfromwrexham almost 13 years ago
Nice! Captions on Works of Art work every time….just so long as they are witty that is
vldazzle almost 13 years ago
As an art history buff I have to love this strip even though I really only liked impressionists and surrealists in their styles. Now that I do Medieval scrolls I often imitate the older artists. I can also relate to the rengence theme with a former supervisor who said that women don’t belong in engineering and he’d get rid of me – got many congrats from others (men) when he left, because he was unpopular.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Naughty, naughty, naughty! LOL!
mabrndt Premium Member over 12 years ago
First of the 4 works by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.
mabrndt Premium Member about 10 years ago
This strip is repeated here (has my updated notes on the featured painting).
heatherjasper about 10 years ago
“I used to miss my ex….and than my aim got better.”